Nutritional status of Grade IV public school children of Zapatera Elementary School, Cebu City : a survey / Danilo T. Alesna
Subject(s): Abstract: A survey was conducted on the nutritional status of 504 Grade IV school children of Zapatera Public Elementary School. Using the weight-for-height standard of the Waterlow classification it was noted that a total of 71 (14.09%) subjects were undernourished. Of these, 70(13.9%) subjects were mildly underweight and one (0.19%) was moderately underweight. There were 234 (46.4%) students with height-for-age deficits. Of these, 203 (40.3%) were mildly stunted, 30(5.9%) was severely stunted. Among the 276 females, 132 (47.8%) were stunted and 43 (15.6%) were wasted. And of the 228 males, 102 (44.7%) and 28 (12.2%) were stunted and wasted, respectively. The results emphasize the prevalence of undernutrition among our public school children.| Cover image | Item type | Current library | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Vol info | URL | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | Item hold queue priority | Course reserves | |
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A survey was conducted on the nutritional status of 504 Grade IV school children of Zapatera Public Elementary School. Using the weight-for-height standard of the Waterlow classification it was noted that a total of 71 (14.09%) subjects were undernourished. Of these, 70(13.9%) subjects were mildly underweight and one (0.19%) was moderately underweight. There were 234 (46.4%) students with height-for-age deficits. Of these, 203 (40.3%) were mildly stunted, 30(5.9%) was severely stunted. Among the 276 females, 132 (47.8%) were stunted and 43 (15.6%) were wasted. And of the 228 males, 102 (44.7%) and 28 (12.2%) were stunted and wasted, respectively. The results emphasize the prevalence of undernutrition among our public school children.
Cebu Doctors' Proceedings, 1992 8 (2) pages 11-13
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